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GEORGE S. BLAKEMAN, OF PAXTON, INDIANA.

FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 357.654, dated February 15, 1957- Application tiled October 28, 1886. Serial No. 217,439. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known' that I, GEORGE S. BLAEEMAN, a citizen of the United' States of America, residing at Paxton, in the county of Sullivan and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fenders, of which the following is a speciiication, `reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention pertains to certain new and useful improvements in fenders; and it consists in the detailed construction, combination, and arrangement of the parts, substantially as hereinafter fully set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

l In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view in front elevation of my invention. Fig. 2 is a view of one of the doors or sections, and Fig. 3 is a detail View.

In carrying out my invention I employ two nprights orstandards, A, which are provided at suitable distances apart with apertures aa, whereby the same, together with their rightangular foot portions a a', are secured to the Wall or partition on either side ofthe grate to which it is designed to apply my invention. These standards are provided with the abovereferred-to feet a', as additional means of securing the same in position, and to the front surface of each standard, near the upper and lower ends thereof, are secured two outwardly projecting eyebolts, b b.

B B are two doors or sections, composed each of two end bars, b b, to which are secured lthe ends of curved horizontal bars b2, said bars being outwardly bent at b3, as shown. To the rear side of each outer bar b is secured a hinging rod, C, said rod being passed through the eyebolts b of each standard A and its right-angularly-bent ends secured in apertures in said outer uprights. On the outer surface of the two innerV or meeting bars, b, of the doors or sections are secured the ends of approximately-U -shaped clasps d, said clasps extending in opposite directions, so as to provide for the secure retention in position of said doors or sections when closed,as shown in Fig. 1.

D is an approximately -T- shaped sliding bolt, having the upper and lower ends of its vertical portion loosely secured on two of the curved horizontal bars b2, and its horizontal portion projects through corresponding apertures, d', formed in each inner upright, b, whereby the doors or sections are securely held in position, in addition to the U shaped clasps. To one of the curved bars or rods b2 is secured, on the inner side, one end of an inwardly projecting right-angular arm, E, the object of which is to prevent the swinging of the doors or section too near the grate, said arm strikingagainst said grate in such event.

It will be seen that by pulling on the vertical portion of the approximately-T-shaped bolt .D the horizontal portion thereof will be withdrawn from the aperture in the opposite or adjoining end upright, thus permitting of the opening iirst of the door or section B, thence the other corresponding door or section, the hinging of said doors or sections being effected as herein described.

Having thus fully described my invent-ion, v

what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination of the apertured standards having eyebolts, the doors or sections constructed with perforated upright meeting.

bars, the hinging rods secured to said doors or sections, and the sliding bolt having its vertical portion enclasping two of the horizontal bars of one of said sections or doors, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a fender, the combination, with the hinged sections or doors having curved horizontal bars, perforated upright meeting bars, and the U-shaped clasps, of the T-shaped sliding bolt having its vertical portion enclasping two of said horizontal bars of one door or section, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE S. BLAKEMAN.

Witnesses:

GEO. PIRTLE, ROLLIN EATON. 

